(Last Updated on November 9, 2022 by ZIMDAILY EDITOR)
HARARE – A total of 46 varieties were released in the country between 2019 and 2021 demonstrating the vibrancy of Zimbabwe crop breeding sector, the African Seed Access Index (TASAI) Zimbabwe country study has shown.
Presenting the findings of the 2022 TASAI study, Dr Patience Nyakanda, a member of the research team told participants at the launch that the latest statistics represents an increase from the 41 varieties released in the three years preceding the previous study (2014-2016).
The new releases comprised 30 maize varieties, six bean varieties, four soya bean varieties and six sorghum varieties.